diff --git a/src/components/post_status_form/post_status_form.js b/src/components/post_status_form/post_status_form.js
index 6eee23ce..0c77199b 100644
--- a/src/components/post_status_form/post_status_form.js
+++ b/src/components/post_status_form/post_status_form.js
@@ -329,6 +329,7 @@ const PostStatusForm = {
   watch: {
     'newStatus': {
       deep: true,
+      flush: 'sync',
       handler () {
         this.statusChanged()
       }